Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nōst

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Rebracketing of *ain ōst (“a branch, gnarl”)

Noun

*nōst m

1. Alternative form of *ōst

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*nōst
Genitive	*nōstas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*nōst	*nōstō, *nōstōs
Accusative	*nōst	*nōstā
Genitive	*nōstas	*nōstō
Dative	*nōstē	*nōstum
Instrumental	*nōstu	*nōstum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *nōst
  • Saterland Frisian: Noust
• Old Saxon: *nōst
  • Middle Low German: nôst, nôste
    • German Low German: Noost
• Old Dutch: *nuost
  • Middle Dutch: noest, nuest
    • Dutch: noest